Ten minutes before the Super Bowl kickoff, this was the scene at Eldora ski area near Nederland, Colorado. One last skier is leaving the mountain and the chairlift has stopped running. It’s a Sunday, a spectacular bluebird day in Colorado, but apparently everybody wants to be home for the game, including the lift operators. Continue reading Super Bowl time in Colorado
In a note certain to bore most of my readers, I want to point out an addition to my webcam page. Boulder, Colo., has been redesigning its website recently and has revived the webcams that were missing for a while. Even better, they are now live streaming. The Boulder Creek webcam, above, located near downtown, … Continue reading Boulder cams back and better
Recently I’ve been checking “my” webcams almost daily, looking for better screenshots of fall foliage or better lighting, etc. That said, I started with the Pikes Peak cams this morning and this is the first thing I saw. A good chuckle to start my day. I wonder if those workers realize they are directly in … Continue reading Smile, you’re on Candid Camera
This is a screenshot from the Alpine Visitor Center webcam on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park. In the past there have usually been several people here admiring the view. Not so much this summer. Not sure why. However, what caught my attention today was the bicycle. Remember, this overlook is at 11,796 feet. … Continue reading Cycling: So Colorado
Today I’ve launched an updated version of my webcam page, the one that’s usually at the top of the “Trending” list. Not without lots of blood, sweat, and tears, mind you. Struggling with WordPress’s not-so-handy-dandy block editor, which I have steadfastly refused to use until now, was a colossal exercise in frustration that you may … Continue reading Webcam page ‘new and improved’
Just a note to those of you who follow “my” webcams: The eight Pikes Peak summit cams are operational again. As you can see, construction, or maybe just clean-up, continues on the new summit house, scheduled for completion this summer. (As I recall, it may have opened today for limited visitors.) Also, the fully refurbished … Continue reading Pikes Peak summit cams are up again
